Message from the Director

In this issue of the Engineering= Computing Newsletter you will find the changes we have made during the Fall semeste= r.

We have upgraded computers in ENC1000 computer classroom. This will provide state of the art computing experience for students and faculty using the lab. <= /span>

Engineering Computing is committe= d to meeting the computing needs of the student, staff and faculty of the College of Engineering. We are always= on the lookout to find ways to better serve you. If you have any suggestions= or comments we would like to hear from you.

Suresh Khator

Director, Engineering Computing

Help Desk

Phone:
813-974-3908

Email:
help@e= ng.usf.edu

Website:
h= ttp://help.eng.usf.edu

Updates to COE Website, Report News and Events:
www@eng.usf.edu

Computer Lab Hours

EN= B118

M-Thu: 8am- 11pm
F: 8am -8pm

Sa-Su: 12pm-8pm

EN= B229

M-Thu: 8am- 6pm

F: 8am-12pm

Sa-Su: Closed

Engineering Computing Contacts<= /o:p>

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Dr. Suresh Khator, Director

Planning, Overall Supervision and Operations

= Phone: 974-3788

= Location: ENB 345

= Email:khator@eng.usf.edu

Pummy Bedar= ahally

= Application and Web Development, Computer Classroom Scheduling

= Phone: 974-4107

= Location: ENB 309

= Email:pummy@eng.usf.edu=

Mike Counts

Exchange and Windows System Administration

= Phone: 974-5068

= Location: ENB 204

= Email:michael@eng.usf.edu

Joe Murphy

Unix System Administration

= Phone: 974-4106

= Location: ENB 310

Email:jmurphy@eng.usf.edu

Karen Kirby<= strong>

Computer Operations, Back-u= ps, Restores

= Phone: 974-3790

= Location: ENB 344

= Email:kirby@eng.usf.edu=

Jamie Fargen

Faculty/Staff Desktop Support

= Phone: 974-4108

= Location: ENB 201

= Email:jfargen@eng.usf.edu

Tony Sawa

Engineering PC Lab Administration

= Phone: 974-4815

= Location: ENB 202

= Email:asawa@eng.usf.edu

Computers in ENC1000 Computer Classroom upgraded

Computers in ENC1000 computer classroom have been upgraded. ENB1000 now has 30 Dell GX620 machines each having a Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM, 80GB Serial ATA Hard Disk, DVDR/RW drive and a 17-inch Flat Panel Monitor.

For Faculty and Staff

ENG-TALK listserv: Engineering Computing has created another foru= m in the form of a mailing list where personal messages, discussions, etc. can= be posted. This list is similar to USFTALK except it is for the College of Engineering community. The name of this mailing list is ENGTALK. It is also setup a= s a Public Folder under COFE Public Folder.&= nbsp; You can also post to the list, join or leave the list at the list’s web page at http://lists= erv.admin.usf.edu/archives/engtalk.html

LISTSE= RV user guide can be found at = ftp://ftp.lsoft.com/documents/user.pdf

We = are not moderating ENGTALK. However= , our hope is that people will be sensitive to not sending inappropriate messag= es to the list. For any questi= ons related to ENGTALK, please contact Pummy (pummy@eng.usf.edu, 4-4107).

Proud@eng.usf.edu email address: Please email information about accolades, hono= rs and awards received by our faculty, staff and students to proud@eng.usf.edu. Items received h= ere will be placed on the college web site periodically under News and Awards and Achievements section.

Microsoft Vista Operating System: <= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>You might have read in the newspapers that the= new machines are being supplied with Windows – V= ista operating system. However, = we would like to caution you that a large number of engineering applications= may not be compatible with Vista. The University has taken a decis= ion to wait until at least the Service Pack 1 release (that is when majority of = the bugs are fixed and applications work properly). We are not supporting Vista at this time. The university has Microsoft agr= eement under which you can upgrade XP operating system (free for USF machines an= d at a nominal charge for your home machine).=

Microsoft Software at USF Computer store: The following new products will be available sometime in February at USF computer store for faculty and staff. We will= let you know as soon as they become available for distribution.

1. Office Enterpris= e 2007

2. Visio Profession= al 2007

3. SharePoint Desig= ner 2007 (replaces FrontPage)

4. Windows Vista Business

Wireless Printing available in ENG Open Use Computer Labs

Students can print to pay-to-pr= int printers in Engineering Computing open use labs ENB118 and ENB228 from th= eir laptops wirelessly. Instructions on how to install and print to those printers can be found on Academic Computing website a= t http://www.acomp.= usf.edu/ACStudent/lab/pharos/ .

MSDN Academic Alliance= Membership

Engineering Computing has renew= ed MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) membership. This membership provides student= s and faculty with the leading-edge tools from Microsoft which may be used for instruction and non-commercial research. Students who are taking at least= one course may install the software on their personal computers.

If you are an instructor and yo= u are interested in having students enrolled in your class gain access to the software available through MSDNAA, please email msdnaapa@eng.usf.edu, email addr= esses of your students as a text file attachment. This text file should have one email address per line. Also, please include the course prefix and number= in your email.

For more information about the MSDNAA program, please visit http://msdn.= microsoft.com/academic/. For a quick summary of the usage guidelines please visit http://ms= dn.microsoft.com/academic/program/usageguide/ .

Useful Links

How to Get an Engineering Account?

Help= Desk

Lab Hours and Configuration
Software Available in Our Labs

Software Available on Our Servers=

View and B= ook Computer Classrooms

USF Computer Store=

Frequently As= ked Questions

Engineering Computi= ng Contacts